info on B-25 Fertile Turtle in the 1970's

[Michel Lemieux]

Wow...never seen before..Tks....

For a second even was under the impression it was an A-20 !!!

[rwdfresno]

That thing has a lot of really nice mods. The exhaust make it a lot quieter inside, the tip tanks made it have a decent range, and the back windows are just cool, and give a lot better vis especially over the nacelle. The nose reminds me of the Bendix owned airplane. The Hughes airplane's nose is much better looking.
Civilian mods on warbirds are looked down upon but they are just as historical as the warbird itself, in my mind. It's much more unique in it's executive guise. It is also the only reason it survives today.
Chris...

Chris,

Thanks for the information. It sounds like you ahve some intimate knowledge of the aircraft. I'd be interested in knowing more abotu the exhaust. It appears to be a close to standard early, full collector C/D exhaust, although it looks like someone put in a stainless fairing aft of the exhaust port. I was wondering if there were any further modifications to the exhaust to make it quieter? I'm also curious about anyfuselage modifications. Was the bombay lowered or fully removed? Did it have an "air stair" mod or did it use the standard boarding hatch?

Thanks, Ryan

[keltik31]

I remember this airplane. I lived in the next town over and I remember when Kippy DuPont had the aircraft and it was for sale for $100,000.00

That photo is amazing. Summit and Middletown were much smaller places then,